Three Muskateers

The Three Muskateers is a quartz, mica, ree, feldspar, and fluorine-fluorite mine located in Douglas county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Three Muskateers

State:  Colorado

County:  Douglas

Elevation:

Commodity: Quartz, Mica, REE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 39.28199, -105.04323

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Three Muskateers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Three Muskateers


Commodity

Primary: Quartz
Primary: Mica
Primary: REE
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Devils Head


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Biotite
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PEG IRREGULAR & NW TREND, INT. DIP


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 2,62

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE


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